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Readers Rejoice

…a champion not just at basketball but also at social justice. True tales. Fantastical journeys. Stories of grief, of love. Tears, laughter, and song. The Southern Festival of Books, one…

Taking Up Space on the Page

…good health.  After several microaggressions from a “wafer woman” of a nurse, Lena vacillates between questioning why the world sees her as “morbid” to appreciating every ounce of her physical

Revelation and Revolution

…perhaps not even the music), but cultivating connections; this, Didion claimed, served as the basis of her political activism. Almost 60 years later, one can’t help but note that Didion’s…

Unapologetically Unafraid

…take years of sifting through the messiness, unpacking the emotional baggage that makes for great material once it’s been properly ironed out, before a writer can identify what their voice…

A Tale of Two Families

…as an intern drowning in debt. When Matthew, a 27-year-old venture capitalist, asks her to dinner, she resolves to “enjoy this improbable free meal and not expect or hope for…

Healing the Mother Wound

…family’s matrilineal reconciliation. When Camille leaves for the metropolis known as Chocolate City (Washington, D.C.), the reader wonders whether she can change trajectory and heal open wounds of the women

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